Do not open the door.

ICE cannot enter your home without a valid judicial warrant—unless you let them in. ICE is allowed to lie to you—they may claim to be local police officers, or to have a warrant. They may show you a document that they call a warrant—but administrative warrants, issued by ICE/DHS themselves, do not give ICE the right to enter your home without consent. Unless they have a valid judicial warrant, signed by a judge (or magistrate), ICE has no legal right to enter your home.

Learn more about the difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative “warrant”.

Do not speak to ICE (Or police).

Anything you tell ICE, or any law enforcement officers, can and will be used against you in immigration proceedings and in criminal court. And while you can’t lie to ICE, ICE can (and will) lie to you. Print out the following text, and hand that to ICE agents (or slide it under the door) if they try to speak with you:

I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States
Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my
name on it that you slide under the door. I do not give you permission to search any of my
belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights. I choose to exercise my constitutional
rights.

Do not sign any documents without your lawyer present.

ICE will pressure you to sign documents that will be deleterious for your case. Remember: you have a right to speak with a lawyer. Use that right. If ICE asks you to sign any paperwork, tell them to send it to your lawyer.

If you are able to do so safely, record any sightings of ICE.

Know the status of your case.

Use the following tools to find where a loved one in ICE custody is being detained, and
whether there are any upcoming court hearings or court orders in your case.

To find someone who has been detained by ICE:

1. Use the Online Detention Locator System (ODLS). It may take several days for the information to appear. It is crucial to check this website every day to find out if the person has been transferred.
   Go to locator.ice.gov/odls and select your preferred language.
2. Enter the person’s “A-number.” The A-number has nine digits, and is used to identify a person’s case in the immigration system. The number looks like this: A#123456789. Note: if the person does not have an A-number, go to step 4.
3. Select the person’s country of birth and click “Search by A- Number”.
4. Search by biographical information: If the person does not have an A-number, or you don’t know their A-number, you can scroll down and enter their name, date of birth, and country of birth. Note that you will need to enter their name exactly as it appears on ICE’s system—and ICE frequently makes mistakes. If they don’t show up in the system, try spelling their name in a few different ways. If they have multiple last names, or middle names, try various combinations of
   those names.